The Boston Globe: Parker Up For A Fight

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Harry Parker is
preparing to begin his 50th season as head coach of the Harvard
heavyweight crew despite a recent cancer diagnosis and was featured
in Thursday's edition of The Boston Globe.

As The Globe's John Powers reports, longtime freshman coach
Bill Manning has been promoted to associate head coach to assist
Parker in running the varsity program, but Parker will remain the
Crimson's head coach, a position he has held since 1963.

To the question of why he is coming back, Parker, The
Thomas Bolles Head Coach for Harvard Men's Crew, replied, "Why
Not?" Regarding the possibility of retirement, Parker
added, "It never occurred to me, quite frankly."